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Ithaca Undefeated at Home, Wins Bomber Invitational
Story Courtesy of The Ithaca Athletics Site
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Ithaca volleyball team
tallied its third and fourth consecutive victories defeating
Widener 3-1 (28-30, 25-20, 25-12, 25-17) and Baptist Bible 3-1
(24-26, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20) en route to winning the 2010 Bomber
Invitational. Junior Karin
Edsall (Cornwall Central/Cornwall) was
named the tournament most valuable player, while senior Taylor
Horton (Lakeridge/Lake Oswego, Ore.) and
sophomore Marissa
Woodcome
(Pittsford-Sutherland/Pittsford) were also named
to the all-tournament team.
Against Widener, the Bombers played in just their second four-game
match of the 2010 season as they made a come-from-behind run to
remain undefeated on their home turf.
Ithaca led 19-13 in the first stint before Widener brought the
game to 22-20 and went on to take a 22-23 lead. The game bounced
back-and-forth and was tied on several occasions before the Pride
secured the two-point lead to take the first of four, 28-30.
In the second game Widener looked strong early as it recorded a
commanding 8-1 cushion, but the Bombers inched their way back to
lead 16-15 mid-way through the frame. Edsall tallied one of her
team-high three solo blocks to award the Bombers a 21-19 lead and
Ithaca continued to stay a step ahead of the competition to win the
second, 25-20.
The third game featured a 6-2 Ithaca start, a lead that the
Bombers never gave up. Ithaca kept a steady advantage throughout
the game to secure its largest single-game victory of the season,
25-12.
The teams were neck and neck early until Ithaca boosted a marginal
7-6 lead to 12-6. The Pride brought the game within three but the
Bombers held on for a 25-17 victory.
Six Bombers posted double-figure digs, while Woodcome, freshman
Sydney
Folk (Long Beach/Long Beach) and
sophomore Stephanie
Lavallato (Hunterdon Central/Flemington,
N.J.) each notched double-doubles.
Woodcome recorded 18 assists and 14 digs, Folk tallied 23 assists
and 10 digs, and Lavallato led the offense with 18 kills and 20
digs. Junior Chelsea
Hayes (Northern Valley Regional/Haworth,
N.J.) added 12 kills for Ithaca.
Woodcome and senior Tina
Orlandini (Flintridge Sacred Heart/Altadena,
Calif.) each posted three aces while the team had 10
total.
Edsall led the Bomber defense with five blocks (3 solo, 2 assists)
and junior Kate
Thoene (Voorhees/High Bridge, N.J.)
added two, both solo.
